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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

IVILLIAM H. CLOUD, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO VILLIAMSTYER, OF SAME PLACE.

PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,193, dated January15, 1889.

Application led March 15, 1888. Serial No.`267,2l2. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, IILLIAM H. CLOUD, a citizen of the United States,residing at K0 komo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Pumps, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improved pump for raising water from wellsand cisterns.

The. objects of my improvement are, iirst, to provide improved means forconnecting the upper and lower sections'of the pump-stock, and, second,to provide improved means for draining' the upper section, all ashereinafter fully describe( y The accompanying' drawings illustrate myinvention.

Figure l represents a vertical section of the pump-stock and pump-staff.Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the-pump. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview, onan enlarged scale, of the coupling for connecting the upper andlower sections of the pump-stock. Fig. 4 represents a side elevation ofthe pump-cylinder- Fig'. 5 represents a central longitudinal section ofthe same. Y

The upper section, A, of the pump-stock consists of a square wooden tubehaving' the discharge-tube Il on, one side, and having also lugs c c,between which the pump-handle D is pivoted. The inner end of thepump-handle d forms a segment of a spur gear-wheel, which intermesheswith a rack-bar, e, which is secured to the wooden pump-statt head f.The pump-staff 71y is a metallic rod having' the upper end flattened,and it is secured to the statt-head f by a bolt, fi, the pump-stati?passing longitudinally through the statt-head, so that it may be easilyadjusted lengthwise thereon. The width of staithead f is such as to titloosely between the sides of the upper section, A, of the pump-stock,and the back of the statt-head rests against a friction-roll,

',y', set in the back side of the pump-stock.

I is the coupling' which closes the lower end of section A ot' thepump-stock and connects it with the lower section, which consists of aniron pipe, 7:.

)oupling I consists of a rectangular block a little larger in diameterthan the interior of section A, and having' on its upper side a ifiange,Z, corresponding in outline to the interior of the pump-stock section A,but smaller in diameter. The edges of coupling-block I iit into agroove, m, formed around the inside of section A, the saidcoupling-block being inserted in the grooves when the pieces forming thesides of tube A are put together, and an annular packin g-ri n g, n, isarranged around the outside of flange Z, lling tightly the space betweenthe flange andthe interior of section A, thus making' a water-tightjoint. lVithin the space inclosed by flange Z are two holes, o and p,extending through the coupling. I'Iole o is screw-threaded to receivethe lower section, it', ot' the pumpstock- Hole p is for the purpose ofdraining the upper section of the pump-stock to prevent freezing'. Itmay be closed at the pleasure of the operator by means of a rod, r,extending along' the interior of the pump-stock, and having on its lowerend a valve, s, and on its upper end a pin, t, which projects through aslot, u, in the side ot' the lpump-stock. A plate, fo, is mounted on apin, t, on the outside, for the purpose of covering' the slot.

The pump-cylinder consists of a metallic tube, w, having' its lower endclosed by a rectangular base-plate, and its upper end closed by acapplate, y, which plates are connected by bolts z, thus clamping thetube w between them. l'lase-plate o@ is of peculiar construction. It hasa central opening', l, which extends only part way through the plate andis covered at the top by the clack-valve 2. From the lower end ofopening l radial openings extend to the sides of the base, and arecovered at the outer ends with wire-cloth,the purpose being to preventthe entrance of sediment when the cylinder is set on the bottom of thewell.

The piston 4 is provided with a double clack-valve, 5, and is rigidlysecured to the pump-statt 7L, which passes upward through thepump-stock.

The operation is obvious.

The manner of connecting the pump-handle to the `pump-staff gives easeand smoothness of movement, and the improved manner of connecting' anddraining the upper section prevents the closing of the drain-outlet byfreezing'.

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I claim as my inventionand drainage-openingp,andtheannulzupaok- In :Lpump7 the Combination, with the upper ing' 91, all zufraalgedsubstantially Specified. :md lower sections of the pump-st0ck, of the -YT above-described coupling-block, consisting of ILLIAM H' (LOU-D' 5 Lrectangular block adapted to fit', into grooves 'amsses:

in the walls 0L' the upper sect-ion, and having' INLMCCRACKEN, theannularHaug@,SC1'e\\'th1-eadedopoungo, J. II. SECRIST.

